Packaging-machine.



7 No. 772,855. PATBNTBD ,OOT. 18,1904.

H. D. WINTON.

PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1904.,

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ATTORNEY PATENTED OCT. 18, 1904! H. D. WINTON.

PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. 1904.

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ATTOBII IEY No. 772,855. PATENTED 001'. 18, 1904.

H. D. WIN TON.

PAGKAGING MAGHINE.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1904.

NO MODEL.

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ATTORNEY No. 772,855. 'PATENTED OCT. 18, 1904.

' H. D. WINTON.

PACKAGING MACHINE.

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UNITED I STATES Patented October 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

PACKAGING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 772,855, dated October 18, 1904. Application fiiea my 26, 1904. Serial No. 218,279. (No model.)

zen ofthe United States, residing at VVellesley Hills, in-thecounty of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, (whose post-office address is as above,) have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in- Packaging-Machines, of

. which the following is a specification.

a broken side elevation of one embodimentof My invention relates to machines for packaging various materials, it being particularly applicable to those which are. compressed-or formed in more or less regular masses, as is the case with cubed sugar or cereals. Its principal objects are to provide such a machine in which the operations of filling the packages with a definite quantity of material and delivering them may be readily and accurately carried on with a minimum number of attendants. 4

With these objects in view my invention consists in the various features and combinations hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the feed end thereof. Fig.3 is a still further enlarged transversesection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is atop plan view of the same portion of the machine. Fig. 5 is a detail'in top plan of the cooperating cam members on the frame-shaft and main frame.

- Figs. 6 and 7 are top plan views of the retaining frames, showing the cubes of material therein in their spaced and their closed or as sembled positions, respectively. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of half of the delivery end of the .machine. Fig.9 is a broken 'side elevation thereof. Fig. 10 is an enlarged end ele- Fig. 11 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional detail through the package-carrier. Fig. 12 shows in enlarged plan the coaction between the package-holder and its locking means.

Fig. 13 shows in side elevation the packageholder whiledelivering the filled package, and

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the lockingarm.

Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

F designates a main or supporting frame, which may consist of suitable standards 10 and 10 between which is a connectin -bed I 11. The sides and center of this bed are shown as raised at 11 to. formchannels, which in the present instance are two in numerably extend cleats 12.v At the feed end of the frame is journaled a shaft 13, carrying flanged rolls 14 14:, having their upper peripheries lying in substantially the plane of the ber, and over these channels. at each side prefbed. .Upon this shaft 13 are fast and loose driving-pulleys 15, to which power may be applied from any desired source. At the opposite end of the frame considerably below the bed is journaled a shaft 16, having upon it rolls 17 and above this, with its upper periphery in alinement with the" bed, is a small roll 18. Overthese rolls operate endless belts 19, extending through and guided in the channels beneath the cleats and serving as conveyers for the material. These belts travel continuously while the machine is in operation, the shaft 16 and its rolls'17 being preferably driven by achain 20, extending over sprocket-wheels upon the shafts 13 and 16 betweenthe rolls.

At the rear of the machine is situated means for collecting and for temporarily retaining I the material against movement with the conveyer-belts, this in the present instance being shown as in the form of movable frames 31. These frames are here illustrated as three in number, it being assumed that three tiers of the cubes of material will properly fill one dimension of the package. They extend com- Fig. 4, situated in substantially the same'vertical plane as the edge of the center cleat 12. Each frame has at its rear end a pair of arms 23 23, each having upon its outer extremity a hub 23, rotatable about a shaft 25 and retained against longitudinal movement thereon by collars 24, fixed at each side of the contacting hubs. The shaft 25, which furnishes one element of a releasing device, is preferably guided by a slot 27, formed in a raised portion 28 at each side of the frame. It has fast upon its ends pinions 29, which mesh with racks 30, carried on'the frame. At one end of the shaft is a crank 31, the rotation of which causes said shaft and the retainingframes to move longitudinally of the main frame. To support the retaining frames when they are swung away from the bed about the shaft 25, a cross-bar 30 is shown as extending between the ends of the raised portion 28.

To properly liberate the material from the retaining influence of the frames, it is desirable that they should be simultaneously moved upwardly from the conveyers, at at least their forward ends, longitudinally of the convcyers and during the inauguration of their movement laterally of the direction of travel thereof. To effect this, there are preferably provided guides consisting of arms 31, which extend upwardly from the lower frame at separated points and at an angle to the bed. In these arms are longitudinal slots 32, having extensions 33, which are laterally inclined to the main portions of the slots. Through these slots extend pins or projections 3t, ris ing from a bar 35, carried by small standards 36 at each side of the bed. To impart a simultaneous lateral movement to the rear of the frames, there is fixed to the shaft 25 a cam member 37 having an inclined face contacting with a similar face at one end of a member 38, extending along the frame. The shaft 25 is longitudinally movable through its guiding-slots and isheld in its normal position by a spring 39, here shown as a spiral compression-spring, contacting at one end with one of the collars 24 and at the other with a washer 40, operating against the frame. It will be seen that as the shaft 25 is rotated by its crank the frames will all be moved along the bed and that their forward ends by virtue of the upward and lateral inclination of the slotted portions will be raised and at the same time be first moved abruptly to one side. Simultaneously the cam member 37 will ride up the coacting cam-face, the compression of the spring about the shaft permitting this, thus producing a similar movement of the rear of the frames without raising them. After this initial movement the forward ends will continue to rise, moving in lines parallel to the movement of the conveyers, the cam member 37 sliding over a straight face upon the companion member 38.

To provide for the correct positioning of the plates, contact-pieces 41 are fixed to the main frame at one side thereof, they lying beneath the corners of the retaining-frames. The upper retaining-frames are spaced apart by similar contact-pieces et2 4E2, situated at one end and side thereof. To thelmyer frame at each side of the forward end of the retainingframes are secured lea f-springs 43, extending to the. upper frame 21 and maintaining the alinement of all when the are turned down upon the main frame.

Each retaining-frame preferabtv carries means for moving forward or closing up the material within it, which is here shown as consisting of a bar at, from each end of which arms 45 extend through openings in the rear bar of the frat'ne. The outer extremes of these arms are connected by a bar or operating member a6, and when this is pressed inwardly the bar 4-1, bearing against the cubes of material lying upon the plates, forces them forward into contact with the front bar of the frame and with one another, so that they are in continuous contact longitudinally of each frame.

At the opposite end of each (:onyeyer from the retaining-frames is a package-holder l, which consists of a pair of snpporting-arms 47 4:7, preferably tied together by a connecting-rod 4:7 and each of which has extending from it a guide-rod 4E8. These arms are rotatably mounted about a shaft 41), carried by brackets 50, depending from the under side of a bridge 51, connecting the standards 10; This bridge is preferably held in place upon the standards by a screw 52 passing loosely through an opening in each end and into a bracket 52, extending hm'izontally from each standard. it may be adjusted for inclination by pairs of contact-screws 53 53, threaded through the brackets and having their ends resting against the under side of the bridge.

Upon the guide-rods 43 of each packageholder slides a package-carrier, consisting of a plate 5+1, having pairs of perforated lugs 55 cooperating with the rods, the forward one of each pair moving into contact with an enlargement or stop member 55 upon the rod, these serving to limit the outward movement of the carrier thereon. At each side of the inner end of the carrier-plate is an upward extension or post5ti, havingan outwardly-projeeting pin 57. which rests in a recess 53 in the upper end of an arm 59, pivoted at (it) upon one of the supporting-arms. At each side of the carrier-plate in advance of the arms 5'.) is a finger 61.

Carried by the bridge 51 is a delivery-plate (53, which may be provided with an inclined rear edge 6a, extending into close proximity with the associated 1naterial-conveyers. It may be adjusted to perfect this alinement by turning the screws 53 in one direction or the other. The package-ladder swings toward and from this delivery-plate, it beingnormally held in coaction with it by a spring (35, which, as illustrated, is in the form of a spiral surrounding the shaft and having one end connected to a collar 66 fast thereon, while the opposite end bears against one of the arms 4:7,

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exerting its tension to turn it upwardly about the shaft. The relation of each packageholder to the delivery-plate may be variedby screws 67, threaded through the supportingarms and coacting with lugs or projections 68 from the delivery-plate.

The package-holder may be locked with the delivery-plate by the arms 59, which have latch-recesses 69, adapted to overhang and have frictional engagement withthe edge of the delivery-plate and support the inner end of said holder. These arms 59 also have contact-surfaces 70, which are engaged by the rounded ends of levers 71, pivoted at 72 upon the deliver hplate. Inclined contact-surfaces *73lead to surfaces 7 O to force these levers outwardly in bringing the parts into cooperation. gagement with the contact-surfaces by a spring common to both, which is illustrated as a bowspring 74, having angular ends 7 5 resting in depressions in the levers. of the arms 59 and levers may be brought about by operating arms or projections 76, fixed to a shaft 77, journaled in the supporting-arms, these arms being movable against lugs 78, depending fromfthe under side of the carrier-plate by a finger-piece 79, secured to the outer end of the shaft. Surrounding the shaft 77 is shown a spiral spring 7 9*, having one end surrounding the connecting-rod 17, which joins the arms 47, and the opposite end resting against the inner side of one of the opera'ting,arms 76. This spring exerts its tension to hold said arms 76 in their extreme outward position, at which they may contact with the lugs upon the carrier-plate after its travel to the ends of the guide-rods.

Extending into the path of the material at each side are means for temporarily resisting its movement under the influence of the con- This restraining means may consist of flexible members 80, conveniently formed of sheet metal and adjustably fixed to the de livery-plate near one end by screws 81, extending through perforated lugs 82 intothe plate. These resisting members or walls are shown as divided longitudinally at 83, the lower section 8 L being substantially equal in width to the heightof a unit cube to be packaged as it rests upon the delivery-plate.

Against these lower sections rest the .ends of adjustable screws 85, threaded through the levers 71, and which act to force the lower sections against the cubes by means of the spring 74, thereby resisting the movement of the cubes under the action of the conveyers.

Rearwardly ofthe restraining members upon the opposite sides of each conveyer lie 1 guide-walls, which are shown as consisting of separated rods 86, carried by standards 87. These extend from within flaring ends'89 of the restrainingmembers back to a distance depending upon the accumulation of the material upon the conveyer necessary to operate The levers are preferably held in en;

The engagement 1 the package-holder. They serve to prevent the displacement of the upper tiers of cubes upon those below them.

Beyond the delivery end of the machine are the retaining-frames 21 being all swung back against the cross-bar 30, one being so indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, a plate upon which are the cubes of material is brought from the drying-ovens or elsewhere and placed upon the bed with its edges against the contact-pieces, and the lower frame isturned down to surround the cubes.

Upon each plate the cubes lie in two sets, one over each conveyer,

and in each set every cube is separated from those adjacent to it by comparatively narrow equal spaces, as is shown in Fig. 6. This arrangem'ent results from the press which-produces thecubes and deposits them upon the plates. The cubes are now moved into continuous masses longitudinally by pressing the bar &6, carried by its frame, which crowds them against the front bar of the retainingframe. Then by withdrawing the plate at the side opposite the contact-pieces the cubes are compacted against the edges of the side and middle bars of the frames. This operation disposes the material in the manner illustrated in Fig. 7 in two compact layers on. the conveyer. This-operation is repeated with a second and third plate by means of the succeeding frames, forming three tiers of cubes resting upon the conveyers and retained by the frames. The material is now ready for release from the retaining-frames, and to effect this the crank handle 31 is turned quickly to the left by an attendant. This by the coaction between the pinions and racks started in its travel by the conveyers it is completely freed from the contact of the frames and all possibility of displacement of the cubes avoided. The forward ends of the frames also rise, and the material carried by the con veyers starts toward the delivery end. The framesv are then turned back-on the sup- IIO porting-bar 30 to receive another set of plates. At this time each package-holder is raised and locked in position, its carrier having been pro vided with a carton C, closed at its outer end and placed between the fingers 61, with opposite side flaps 0 0 turned back and held in place by the posts 56, and a downwardlyturned flap 0 engaged between the edge of the carrier-plate and the delivery-plate. The open throat of each carton is in alinement with a section of the delivery-plate beyond one of the conveyors. The piles of material pass between the opposed guide-walls, and the forward cubes are forced over the delivery-plates into the cartons until they contact with the closed rear walls. Meanwhile fresh charges of material are supplied to the conveyors in the same manner and are moved through the machine one by one until they strike the preceding charge held by the cartons, these latter being prevented from moving longitudinally upon the carriers by the engagement of the flap c. The guide-walls prevent lateral displacement of the cubes upon one another as their movement ceases,'while the conveyors move beneath them. This continues until the frictional force of the conveyors against the under sides of the aggregated material exceeds the resistance of the latch-arms 59, which are looked upon the plate 63. They then unlatch, and the weight of the filled cartons overcomes the action of the springs 65, when the carriers swing downward and the cartons slide forward, as shown in Fig. 13, until their ends come in contact with the conveyer 93. This draws them from the carrier and delivers them to be sealed and packed. The package-carriers will be returned by the action of the springs ready to belocked in place when the cartons have been replaced. At the same moment that each carrier unlatches from the delivery-plate the levers 71 on each side of the restraining-plates are relieved by the disengagement of the arms 59, and their screws 85 are pressed against the lower sections 84: of the retaining-walls by the action of the spring 74. These contact with the cubes that remain on the deliveryplate, holding them from moving forward until the carton is replaced and the holder is again locked in position by means of the finger-piece 79. This spreads the levers 71 apart as their rounded edges ride over the inclined surfaces 7 3 of the arms 59 and removes the pressure of the screws. Then the cubes will pass freely between the retaining-walls and enter the carton and the operation just described will be repeated. It will be seen that an attendant at the delivery end of the machine simply replaces the cartons when they have been delivered to the package-conveyor and locks the holders in place. These cartons will be released when enough material has reached the delivery end to give sufficient frictional contact with the conveyors to perform the work of filling and unlocking, and until such time the forward cubes will not advance.

Having thus described my invention, l claim 1. A packaging-machino comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, and means for temporarily restraining the movement of the material.

2. A paclmging-machine comprising a continuously operating conveyor, a packageholder toward which material is moved by the conve \;'er, and means for temporarily restraining the movement of the material.

3. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, and spring-actuated means for temporarily restraining the movement of the material.

4. A packaging-machinecomprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, and restraining members situated adjacent to the packageholder and extending into the path of the material.

5. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyor, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, restraining members situated adjacent to the packageholder and extending into the path of thematerial, and means for varying the relation of the members to the conveyor.

6. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyor, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, means for temporarily restraining the movement of the material, and a wall extending along each side of the conveyor rearwardlyfrom the restraining members.

7. A packaging-machine comprisinga conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, and restraining members having independently-moval le sections situated adjacent to the packageholder and extending into the path of the material. v

8. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyor, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, and restraining members situated adjacent to the packageholder and being divided longitudinally of the conveyor.

9. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, and restraining members situated adjacent to the packageholder and being divided longitinlinally of the conveyer, the distance of the divisions above the plane of the conveyor being substantially equal to the thickness of a unit to be packaged.

10. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyor, and a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyor, said packthe package-holder operable by the pressure of the'material.

1 3. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyer, and a frictionlock for the package-holder.

14. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, and a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyer pivoted adjacent to said conveyer and movable toward and from the same.

15. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyer, and springactuated members mounted with the conveyer and engaged by the package-holder.

16. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyer and consisting of a swinging support and a carrier movable upon the support.

17. A packaging-machine comprising a conveyer, a package-holder toward which mate rial is moved by the conveyer and consisting of a swinging support and a carrier mounted to slide upon the support.

- 18. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of interposed means for holding and delivering the package.

19. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of a packageholder movable from coaction with one conveyer to coaction with the other.

20. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of a packageholder movable from coaction with one conveyer to coaction with the other, and means for normally maintaining the coaction between the package-holder and the materialconveyer.

21. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of a packageholder movable between the conveyers, and a spring for. normally maintaining the coaction of the package-holder with the material-conveyer. Y 7

22. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of a packageholder movable between the conveyers, and a lock for temporarily retaining the packageholder in coaction with the material-conveyer.

23. A packaging-machine comprising a con -v veyer, a package-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyer, said packageholder being movable under the influence of the weight of the material, and means for temporarilyrestraining the movement of the material.

24:. A packaging-ina011ine comprising a conveyer, apackage-holder toward which material is moved by the conveyer, a lock for the package-holder operable by the pressure of the material, and restraining members situated adjacent to the package-holder and ex tending into the path of the material.

' 25. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of interposed means for holding and delivering the package, and means for temporarily restraining the movement of material upon the first-named conveyer.

'26. The combination with a material-conveyer and a package-conveyer, of interposed means for holding and delivering the package movable under the influence of the weightof of the material, and means for temporarily restraining the movement of the material upon the first-named con veyer.

28. In a packaging-machine, the combination w1th a travehng conveyer, of a frame movable adjacent to the conveyer, and means for guiding the frame at an angle to the direction of travel of the conveyer.

29. In a packaging-machine, the combination with a traveling conveyer, of a frame mounted above the conveyer, and means for moving the frame toward and from the conveyer.

30. In a packaging-machine, the combination witha traveling conveyer, of a frame mounted above the conveyer,and means for simultaneously moving the frame toward and from the conveyer and at an angle to the direction of travel'thereof.

- 31. In a packaging-machine, the combina tion with a travelingconveyer, of a plurality of frames mounted above the conveyer, and means for simultaneously moving all the frames toward and from the conveyer andat an angle to the direction of travel thereof.-

32. In a packaging-machine, the combination with a conveyer, of aplurality of frames situated adjacent to the conveyer and one above the other, and means for spacing the frames apart.

, 33. In a packaging-machine. the combinanation with a conveyer, of a frame movable across the frame and being movable therein.

35. In a packaging-machine, the combination with a cont nuously-operatlng travellng conveyer, of a package-holder to which it delivers, means for receiving portions of material and temporarily retaining them upon the eonveyer against movement therewith, a. releasing device for said material, and means adjacent to the package-holder for temporarily restraining the movement of material.

36. The combination with a conveyer and a package-holder, of oppositely-situated movable members extending from the conveyer adjacent to the holder, and a spring common to said members for forcing them toward one another.

37. The combination with a conveyor and a package-holder, of oppositely-situated flexible members extending from the conveyer adjacent to the holder, and a spring common to said members for forcing them toward one another.

38. The combination with a conveyer and a movable package-holder, of oppositel vsituated movable members extending from the conveyer adjacent to the holder, and a lever coacting with each movable member and with the package-holder.

39. The combination with a conveyer and a movable package-holder, of oppositely-situated movable members extending from the conveyer adjacent to the holder, a lever coacting with each movable member and with the package-holder, and a spring connecting the levers.

40. The combination with a eonvever and amovable package-holder, of oppositely-situated movable members extending from the conveyor adjacent to the holder, and a lever situated at each side of the movable members and coacting with the holder and having an adjustable portion contacting with one of the movable members.

41. The combination with a conveyer and a movable package-holder, of op 'iositely-situated movable members extending from the conveyer adjacent to the holder, a lever situated at each side of the movable members and coaeting with the holder and having an adjustable portion contacting with one of the movable members, and a spring connecting the levers.

42. The combination withaframe and a conveyer movable therein, of a package-holder comprising a support swinging upon the frame and having contact-surfaces, and a spring-actuated lever carried by the frame and coacting With said surfaces.

43. The combination with a frame and a conveyer movable therein, of a package-holder comprising a support swinging upon the frame, guides extendingfrom the support, and a carrier movable upon the guides.

44. The combination with a frame and a conveyer movable therein, of a package-holder comprising a support swinging upon the frame, guides extending from the support, a carrier movable upon the guides, and arms pivoted upon the support and havingengagement with the carrier.

45. The combination with a frame and a conveyer movable therein, of a package-ho]der comprising a support swinging upon the frame, arms pivoted to the support, and a carrier movable upon the support and engaging the arms.

46. The combination with a frame and a conveyer movable therein, of a 1amkage-holder comprising a support swinging upon the frame, arms pivoted to the support, a carrier movable upon the support and engaging the arms, and levers carried by the frame for engagement with the arms.

47. The combination with a fram and a conveyer movable therein, of a paclmge-holder comprising a support swinging upon the frame, arms pivoted to the support, a carrier movable upon the support and ei'lgaging the arms, levers carried by the frame for engagement with the arms, and means mounted upon the support for effecting the cooperation of the arms and levers.

48. The combination with a frame and a conveyer movable therein, of a package-holder comprising a support swinging upon the frame, arms pivoted to the support, a carrier movable upon the support and engaging the arms, levers carried by the frame for engagement with the arms, and a shattjournaled in the support and provided with an operating-arm movable into contact with a portion of the carrier.

49. In a paclcaging-maehine, the combination with a conveyer,of a frame movable above the conveyer, and a guide for the frame having a laterally and upwardly inclined portion.

50. In a packaging-maehine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a conveyor operating therein. a shaft movable above the conveyor. a frame turning about the shaft, andcoacting eam members carried by the shaft and by the supporting-frame.

51. vIn a packaging-machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a conveyor operating therein, a shaftmovableabove the conveyer, a frame turning about the shaft, coaeting cam members carried by the shaft and by the supporting-frame, the cam member upon the shaft beingmovable therefrom, and a spring for forcing the last-named cam member into contact with that upon the supporting-frame.

52. In a packaging-machine, the combination with a supporting-frame provided with arack, of a conveyor operating therein, ashaft movable above the conveyor, a frame turning about the shaft, and a pinion fixed to the shaft and meshing with the rack.

53. ln a packaging-machine, the combination with a supporting-frame provided with a rack, of a conveyor operating therein, a shaft movable above the conveyer, a frame turning about the shaft, a pinion fixed to the shaft and meshing with the rack, and a guide for the frame havingalaterally and upwardly inclined portion. 5

54E. In a'packaging-machine, the combination with a conveyer; of a package-holder, and a delivery-plate interposed between the conveyer and the package-holder.

55. In a packaging-machine, the combination with a conveyer, of a package-holder, a delivery-plate interposed between the conveyer and the package holder; and a latch for the pacl'zage-holder engaging the deliveryplate. a

56. In a packaging-machine, the combination with a conveyer, of a package-holder, and adelivery-plate interposed between the convey-er and the package-holder and having a reduced edge coacting with the conveyer;

57 .4 In a packaging-machine, the combina tion witha conveyer, of a package-holder, a Y delivery-plate interposed between the conveyer and the package-holder, and means for adjusting the delivery-platewith relation to the conveyer.

livery-plate interposed between the conveyerr and the package-holder, and restrainingmembers carried by the delivery-plate at eachside of the conveyer;

60. In a packaging-machine, the combination wlth a conveyer, of a delivery-plate situated adjacent thereto, restraining members carried by the delivery-plateat each side of the conveyer, and a package-holder mounted with the delivery-plate.

Signed at Boston, in the county of Suffolk package-holder and State of Massachusetts, this 20th day of July, 1904:.

HENRY D. WINTON.

Witnesses: FRANCIS O. HERSEY, J r., WILLIAM T. KERsHAw. 

